Spontaneous Bullet Migration from Cervical to Lumbosacral Spine: Case Report

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Nicolas Cabrera
Fernando Nin
Gerardo Saona
Gustavo Erlatz
Miguel Paradiso

Abstract

The spontaneous migration of projectiles in the spinal canal due to gunshot wound  are a rare entity, and may be associated with multiple complications in the evolution.


Given the low prevalence, there are no large series registered, so there is no standardized therapeutic protocol.


We made a review of the subject on purpose and presented the case of a 22-year-old patient who suffered a HAF in the cervical spine lodging the projectile at the level of C6-C7, installing a quadriplegia, and in the evolution we observed how the projectile migrated at the lumbosacral level L5-S.


The diagnosis, clinical and surgical treatment performed were evaluated.

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Cabrera, N., Fernando Nin, Gerardo Saona, Gustavo Erlatz, & Miguel Paradiso. (2023). Spontaneous Bullet Migration from Cervical to Lumbosacral Spine: Case Report. International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies, 3(11), 2669–2673. https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v3-i11-24
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